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AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VII, LP, an investment fund managed by American Industrial Partners, has become the majority and controlling shareholder in AquaShip AS and Intership AS and will merge the…

20th December 2023

AquaShip, Intership merge to create aqua service vessel giant

20th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

California-based canned seafood company Wild Planet has donated $1.1 million in food (the equivalent of 710,000 meals) in 2023 to aid sites across the United States. 

20th December 2023

Wild Planet donates $1.1m worth of seafood to hungry Americans

20th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With Australians expected to consume at least 22,000 tonnes of prawns during this year’s festive period, enough to fill 10 Olympic-sized swimming pools, new data from the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) finds that…

20th December 2023

Aussie prawn fishers urge public to choose sustainably this Christmas

20th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

For a relatively new player in the winch business, Norwegian company Evotec has been quickly turning into a leader – and has recently announced a couple of prestigious new contracts.

20th December 2023

Evotec scores fishing newbuild orders

20th December 2023

OPINION

OPINION

Stig Martin Fiskå, Global Head of Ocean at Cognizant explains how emerging technologies provide the means to both safeguard resources and optimise seafood production efficiencies

20th December 2023

Opinion: How can AI help us restore the health of our oceans?

20th December 2023

INTERVIEWS

INTERVIEWS

Tom Lambourn is the skipper-owner of My Lass PZ 291, based out of Newlyn, Cornwall, and is also a brand ambassador for Xtratuf. Despite studying chemistry at university, he was always destined…

15th December 2023

Interview: Young skipper hopes to inspire future generations of fishers

15th December 2023

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Under an initiative by New Zealand fishing company Sealord and Nelson-based fishing gear supplier Motueka Nets, fishing gear that has reached the end of its useful life is being routed to recycling…

14th December 2023

Less plastic landfill as fishing gear goes for recycling

14th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

An underwater robotic sorting device which helps fishing trawlers prevent by-catch by identifying and sizing fish and other marine life in real-time – is being developed by researchers from Heriot-Watt University in…

14th December 2023

AI-empowered fishing net helps prevent by-catch

14th December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

To better understand how alternative fuels, power systems and drivetrains could offer a fresh blueprint for fishing vessels and greener fishing operations, six new vessel designs have been created to identify critical…

14th December 2023

Key milestone reached in transition to net-zero fishing

14th December 2023

NEW VESSELS

NEW VESSELS

Taking shape at the Westcon yard, the ambitious new trawler for Ålesund fishing company Bluewild has already won awards for the new thinking that has gone into the 73-metre Ulstein FX101 design…

14th December 2023

EcoFive – a shipful of new thinking

14th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The UK government has published new plans to help protect and recover key fishing stocks.

14th December 2023

UK gov reveals stock recovery plans

14th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

In a collaboration aimed at growing the per capita consumption of sustainable shrimp, the non-profit Global Shrimp Council (GSC) has been officially established with backing from the United States’ National Fisheries Institute…

14th December 2023

Global Shrimp Council launches

14th December 2023

POWER & PROPULSION

POWER & PROPULSION

Norway-based maritime system supplier Brunvoll AS has signed a contract with Westcon Yards for the delivery of an array of products to new pelagic fishing vessel Quantus – for owner MV Quantus…

14th December 2023

Brunvoll lands Scottish newbuild propulsion contract

14th December 2023

FEED & NUTRITION

FEED & NUTRITION

Microalgae can grow faster and form more omega-3 if bred, new scientific research conducted by the Norwegian food research institute, Nofima has found. This makes them even more interesting as a feed…

14th December 2023

Nofima: Huge breeding potential in microalgae

14th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Thai Union Group is joining two global environmental initiatives in a move it says will reinforce the company’s commitment to sustainability.

13th December 2023

Thai Union commits to sustainability duo

13th December 2023

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Scottish government has developed a new framework to better protect wild salmon populations.

13th December 2023

SEPA launches wild salmon protection plan

13th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Killybegs Fishermen’s Organisation (KFO) CEO Seán O’Donoghue has given what he describes as “a guarded welcome” to the European Fisheries Council talks that concluded in Brussels on 12 December 2023.

13th December 2023

KFO: Fisheries Council outcome ‘acceptable’ to Ireland

13th December 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Following European Council’s agreement on 2024’s fishing opportunities for fish stocks managed by the EU in the Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak, EU Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius has…

13th December 2023

EU tallies new Atlantic, Med, Black Sea fishing quotas

13th December 2023

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

The United States’ Better Seafood Board (BSB), sponsored by the National Fisheries Institute (NFI), has announced a new chairman and set of members on its Board of Managers. The 15-member board rotates…

13th December 2023

Better Seafood Board names new chair, members

13th December 2023

LAND-BASED FARMING

LAND-BASED FARMING

Israel land-based shrimp farming company ECOshrimp has completed and stocked its first commercial prototype tank.

13th December 2023

ECOshrimp project advances to stocking stage

13th December 2023